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Job Description
Calculate mapmaking information from field notes, and draw and verify accuracy of topographical maps.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3031.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Mapping Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Mapping Technicians
- Tax Map Technician
- Stereoplotter Operator
- Photogrammetric Technician
- Photogrammetric Stereo Compiler
- Photogrammetric Compilation Specialist
- Mapping Technician
- Mapping Editor
- Geospatial Analyst
- CAD Technician (Computer Aided Design Technician)
- Aerotriangulation Specialist
- Topographical Drafter
- Topographic Computator
- Technical Illustrations Map Inker
- Survey and Mapping Technician
- Stereo Plotter Operator
- Stereo Map Plotter Operator
- Stereo Compiler
- Plane Tableman
- Mosaicist
- Mapping Supervisor
- Mapping Specialist
- Map Editor
- Map Drafter
- Map Compiler
- Geodetic Computator
- Field Map Technician
- Draftsman
- Drafting Technician
- Cartography/Mapping Technician
- Cartographic Technician
- Cartographic Aide
- Assessment Technician
- Aerial Photograph Interpreter
Tasks for “Cartographic Drafter”
- Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
- Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.
- Answer questions and provide information to the public or to staff members regarding assessment maps, surveys, boundaries, easements, property ownership, roads, zoning, or similar matters.
- Create survey description pages or historical records related to the mapping activities or specifications of section plats.
- Analyze aerial photographs to detect and interpret significant military, industrial, resource, or topographical data.
- Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters.
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.
- Form three-dimensional images of aerial photographs taken from different locations, using mathematical techniques and plotting instruments.
- Enter Global Positioning System (GPS) data, legal deeds, field notes, or land survey reports into geographic information system (GIS) workstations so that information can be transformed into graphic land descriptions, such as maps or drawings.
- Produce presentations of surface or mineral ownership layers by interpreting legal survey plans.
- Identify and compile database information to create maps in response to requests.
- Lay out and match aerial photographs in sequences in which they were taken and identify any areas missing from photographs.
- Research and combine existing property information to describe property boundaries in relation to adjacent properties, taking into account parcel splits, combinations, or land boundary adjustments.
- Complete detailed source and method notes describing the location of routine or complex land parcels.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of workers engaged in plotting data, drafting maps, or producing blueprints, photostats, or photographs.
- Compare topographical features or contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, or other reference materials to verify the accuracy of their identification.
- Research resources such as survey maps or legal descriptions to verify property lines or to obtain information needed for mapping.
- Compute and measure scaled distances between reference points to establish relative positions of adjoining prints and enable the creation of photographic mosaics.
- Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.
- Train staff members in duties such as tax mapping, the use of computerized mapping equipment, or the interpretation of source documents.
- Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, the inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
- Produce or update overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features on various base maps or at different scales.
- Redraw or correct maps, such as revising parcel maps, to reflect tax code area changes, using information from official records or surveys.
- Trace contours or topographic details to generate maps that denote specific land or property locations or geographic attributes.
- Identify, research, and resolve anomalies in legal land descriptions, referring issues to title or survey experts as appropriate.
Related Technology & Tools
- Triangles
- Plotters
- Drafting templates
- Digital cameras
- Scanners
- Notebook computers
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Laser printers
- Drafting kits
- Digitizers
- Personal computers
- Protractors
- Tablet computers
- Drafting compasses
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Engineering scales
- T-squares
- Desktop computers
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- Tripod Data Systems COGO
- Mapping software
- QuarkXpress Passport
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- Graphics software
- TELEDYNE CARIS
- Carlson SurvCADD
- MicroSurveyCAD
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- PCI Geomatics software
- RockWare ArcMap
- Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- ESRI ArcSDE
- ESRI ArcToolbox
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- ESRI Maplex
- ESRI ArcEditor
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Digital elevation model DEM software
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase
- Microsoft Excel
- ESRI ArcIMS
- ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
- ESRI MapObjects
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- JavaScript
- 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- MapInfo
- Database software
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Structured query language SQL
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder
- Trimble TerraSync
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- PCI Geomatics eCognition
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- ESRI ArcView
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Bentley MicroStation
- Microsoft Access
- Adobe Systems Adobe Writer
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Microsoft Visio
- 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- Microsoft Office
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Hexagon Intergraph
- Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
- IMAGINE OrthoBASE
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE